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会谈

huìtán

talks; to hold talks

Two people talking at a table
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Characters in this word

会 huì

Strokes
6
Radical
人 — man, person
Made of
人 man, person 云 cloud
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

谈 tán

Strokes
10
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 炎 flame, blaze
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 明天会谈。 Míngtiān huìtán. The talks are tomorrow.
  • 会谈很顺利。 Huìtán hěn shùnlì. The talks go smoothly.
  • 他们开始会谈。 Tāmen kāishǐ huìtán. They start the talks.

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